In preparing his article on the Greens on Brighton and Hove City Council (The Argus, July 7) it is a pity Adam Trimingham only spoke to convenor Keith Taylor.

It would be interesting to know what Keith's colleagues think of his sanctimonious assertion that what sets the Greens apart is that they "are not in it for personal ambition".

Also, are the other Green councillors quite as "adamant" as Keith in rejecting any form of coalition?

From their strong electoral base should they not be pressing for influence from the inside? Is this not what their voters expect of them?

I suspect there are many among the electorate who would have welcomed a radical Red/Green alliance or even a "traffic light" coalition of Labour, Greens and Liberal Democrats as a suitably pluralist response to the election result.

As for the Greens' parliamentary ambitions, it comes as no surprise that they intend to target Brighton Pavilion. That's fine by us.

We know we have in David Lepper a popular and hardworking Labour MP who will see off any challenge, whether from the Tories or the Greens.

That said, it would undoubtedly make life easier for Labour activists if our Government was less business friendly, less scared of discussing taxation and less sycophantic towards the Americans.

However, I am confident that the post-Blair Labour government, which cannot be far off, will indeed set a different course with a renewed sense of purpose.

This is what the Greens dread as it would render them irrelevant.

-Coun Kevin Allen, Labour, Preston Park